The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-30
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Tho . Hose Wagon for tho Niagara
fNl Hous0-Some OTHER Items.

Aous0-some utior Items. .Hr
Late yesterday altasnoon the new hoes
wagon built for the Niagara engine com.
pany by D. Kuu, IT,, & Co was turned
over to the Board oil Police and Fire
Commissionors for inspection and 90.
proyal. It was found TO be In complete
order ut last, and was at once ordered into
service and q draft ordered drawn In pay.
ment for the wagon. AS soon as approved
tho wagon was taken to the Nisgsra house.
The ancient relic that has been serving az
o reol was soon stripped OF the hose and
other aecoutrements and rolled out into
the yard and into permanent retirement.
Tho new wagon was soon packed up with
hose, the lanterns and other belongings
adjuated, the e'haruesa attached and
everything made ready for a run.
Then the mon braathed q pigh Of
relief md congratulated each other. For
the past year they have never been out
on the old rattletrap without expecting o
breakdown and serious injury. With
the introduction OF tho new wagon tho
Niagara company Is the best equipped
one In the city. They have the neweu.
and latest approved hose wagon, which In
appearance Is a'besuly. They have tho
best and atronges. engine, with q house
boiler attachment, 60 that a head OF steam
Is kept constantly on hand, something no
other Louaen have. Their quarte.a are
neat and comfortable, aud tueir horaoa
ara above the average. The boys are we'll
fixed and are proud Of their surroundings
and belongings.
MARTINS FERRY WANTS A sHow.
The Martins Ferry officials in charge Of
tho now water works about completed
there have communicated with Chiet
Duuning and requested him 10 arrange to
send ovor o part Of tho department some
day In tho near future In order to show the
people Of that place what n protection tho
water works will prove in time Of fire, II
hoao and other apparatus 10 provided.
Such m exhibition would alao have for Its
object Immediate action on the part Of the
city In forming and equipping q fire brig.
ade. Chief Dunning will pace the matter
before the Board, and thinks 1t probably
that 1t will take favorable action.
COST OF THE DEPARTMENT.
"What do you estimate 1t will cost ia
run the Fire Department next yssr?'
asked d reported Of Chief Dunning.
I'm case nc additions are made to the
apparatus the coat will no! be as much
by $500 or $1,000 as it hEs bosn this
yoar," anawered the Chief. Continuing
hs Hsid: you zee, Tho yssr we have
bsen obliged to spaIld $4,000 for a new
hook and ladder truck, and about 81 900
for hose. The balance OF our expensei
have bsen kent down to the minimum
and they can bs kept down next year as
vel! CO thlu. Whom l ssy this l refer te
the routine running expenaes."
"Wili the Board BIS likely to recon.
mend to Council tho purchase Of any neS
apparatus next yosr2"
a CHEMICAL ENGINE.
"as to that, I can't gay. I would my,
sell favor the purchase of a chemical en-
CINE to be placed in the Hope hose house
on Eleventh etreet. The felence OF fight
ing fire In tlleas days is reduced to this;
You must either another it at the outse'
or drown 1t GU. with water. Fer aboul
81. 1000. 4 two.tAnk chemical engine, each
tsnk with 3 cspscity Of eighty gsllom
could BIO put in the Hope house, rigasd
with 100 feet Of ono-inch hose, a1eo, lad.
dera and lights, all ready for servlca. It
wonld bs located right In the business
part Of the city, whers 1t would
be Of the most service. Had we
mad 8 chemical engine at tho time
Rsll]y's grocery establishment burned l
believe that the ire could have been
umo.hered before 500 damage he'd been
done. The hose IL always connected aud
about al thst is necelssIy to do to start
the engine Ia to turn o screw three or four
times. There 10 no. waiting for stsam to
gensta!s cad no food Of water to soak
though q building. It would bs Of vastly
moro henetis than the present reel. I
would not advise its purchase, however,
unless we could have three, iull
psid men st this houss and no
extramen. The third mans y pay
would be- S720. The pay OF the pres.
ent ex!ramen at this house deducted from
this would leave an increase OF about
$500 in the regular payroll. II we had
such sn engine, I should want two light,
last trotters 10 haul it and I would
be slmost willing to guarantee that It
would not be in service long before the
amount ofloss both by fire and water that
it would prevent would more than pay
for it." .
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